A court document shows a man convicted of murdering four members of a Muslim family and seriously injuring another in what the judge deemed to be an act of terrorism is appealing his convictions on three grounds.

A lawyer representing Nathaniel Veltman filed a new notice of appeal in February, nearly a year after Veltman filed an initial inmate notice of appeal.

The document says Veltman is challenging his convictions and seeking a new trial on grounds that the trial judge erred in admitting the “ideological evidence,” and in admitting his statements to police, which it says were obtained in breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

It also argues the trial judge, Superior Court Justice Renee Pomerance, erred in dismissing a defence application for mistrial.

Veltman was sentenced i

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